The S&P 500 closed at a fresh record and added 2.1 percent this week. The Dow advanced to 15,354.40, also a record.

The index of U.S. leading indicators climbed in April, a rebound from March that suggests the world’s largest economy may be poised for further expansion. The Conference Board’s gauge of the outlook for the next three to six months climbed 0.6 percent last month after falling a revised 0.2 percent in March, the group said Friday.

Americans’ confidence in the economy climbed in May to the highest level in almost six years, as rising real estate values and record stock prices boosted household wealth. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment rose to 83.7, the highest since July 2007, from 76.4 in April, a report Friday showed.